Hey Sergils,

  Our drummer, AJ aka Guns 'Blather' McQueen, has decided to leave the band and country to try a life out in Hong Kong.  While we’re gutted, we insist he must do this or face endless taunts and genital mutilation.  I assure you that means we wish him all the best!

  If you’re keen to hear something that ‘Blather’ and ‘The Judas Of Bass’ have recently done, I recommend reading this little spill from ‘Blather’:

It's time to rock the mic with the Stale Beer Stains latest release:
Jappy Depp Latency Issue/Problem a.k.a Fat Mohammad Ali.

The Stale Beer Stains proclaim to bring you tears, laughter and joy in the latest fucked-up, whacked-out, shove it up your mum's cake hole experience on the block.
Dust off your old Sega Saturn console because Jappy is bringing in the big guns with eight balls a plenty.
Be ready for fun, Jappy Style Mother Fuckers.    -

  http://www.archive.org/details/JappyDeppLatencyIssue

  Before he leaves, we’re recording and then (optimistically) releasing an album and 7” (a real one).  We’ve been playing hard, getting things done demo-wise and generally feeling positive about what we’d be putting out.  We’ve got some label interest, you’ll hear about that when we consider it necessary.

  There are at least two shows that will be the final ones AJ will be at in the foreseeable future.  The first one will be the most underground of events on the 16^th of January with TheDownGoing and Grannyfist, it's above The Spanish, Top Floor 88 Liverpool St, Sydney.  Doors open 8:30pm.  It's BYO and All Ages.  The second will be a massive gig on Australia Day Weekend.  Both dates are confirmed with the line up for AusDay to be announced.  Pencil them in, you must consider them important.  We're looking to book an instore gig as well.

  The rest of us will continue as a band, maybe even with ‘Blather’ in some way, just more than likely not in the way that you’re used to… maybe we’ll be more active (doubt it).

  Here’s a reminder that Mother Eel vsNickelback, the virtual 7”, has been re-released due to its popularity.  It was re-mastered, has new artwork and liner notes.  Head here to check it out:

http://www.archive.org/details/vsNICKELBACK

  It is in it’s Depleted Uranium Edition that has a limited half life of approximately 4.5 billion years.  Get in quick!

  Thanks for reading and passing it on, if you do.  You better be at those shows or you’ll never know…

Reviews!!!  You can even download the music as you read!!

Supporting Involuntary Euthanasia:

“this album is a good one”

http://darkdoomgrinddeath.blogspot.com/2009/07/mother-eeelsupporting-involuntary.html

Download it here:

http://www.archive.org/details/CDGunderground003

Short And Greasy:

“you will not be disapointed”

http://darkdoomgrinddeath.blogspot.com/2009/07/mother-eelshort-and-greasy-previewcdr.html

Download it here:

http://www.archive.org/details/CDGunderground004

Why Do You Think?:

“modern grindcore has professional production and seems boring compared to this band”

http://darkdoomgrinddeath.blogspot.com/2009/07/mother-eeel-why-do-you-thinkcdr.html

Download it here:

http://www.archive.org/details/CDGelements007

DarkDoomGrindDeath also asked Brother Agony and Tom a few questions about what we do and stuff, that’s right, it’s an interview!!  There are heaps of other interviews and reviews up there, including another interview with Beyond Terror Beyond Grace.  What a bunch of champs!  If you're in a band, I suggest contacting them. 
Read it here:

http://darkdoomgrinddeath.blogspot.com/2009/08/mother-eeel-interview.html

 

 

We’ve also released a limited edition virtual 7”, it is the first release with Brother Agony doing something.

Download here:

http://www.archive.org/details/vsNICKELBACK

 

Our final Sydney gig is on this weekend at the Sandringham Hotel, King St, Newtown, 7pm onwards, Saturday, 22^nd of August 2009.


 

Hope to see y'all there,
Nathan, Mother Eel

Haldo Sergils!
We're happy to announce our first show for the year.  It's an All Ages event, apart of Youth Week and should be rad awesome.  We'll be playing a fairly new and furious set and hopefully getting some people to film it, then I'll put it up on AusGrindTube (link below).
Rock Across The River
04/04/2009 North Richmond Community Centre Grounds, 33 William Street, North Richmond, NSW Starts Midday Ends Around 4-5pm
Playing: My name 4 your name, None the Less, Mother Eel, Mothers Own, Same Old Story and Sky Circuit.
Gold Coin Entry. All Ages.

 
You can also listen to some of the bands playing (including our track Transvestite Surprise) at this here site.
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=118145158
 
We've recently added a new member to our group.  He is known as Brother Agony and his picture is attached.
He'll be doing computer processing and vocals.  If you've been to two certain shows you may have seen him perform alongside us.  He's even been mentioned in previous blogs... (you mean you aren't reading them?  That's what they want you to do, that's how they know they're winning!)
 
AJ has been making music under the alias Kontoh.  It's up for free download at this site.
http://www.archive.org/details/crypt-designers-guild
The site also includes the two CD compilation of the Webzine I write for (Sordid Zine).  It also has various other artists up there, some do computer processing (cos I know you want to get an idea for what that is).
He had a review of one of his albums which used the talent of Tom and I.  Read it here.
http://www.grindheadrecords.com/ausgrind/?p=686

We have been in contact with various European people.  Should be getting some kind of reviews, interviews and other kinds of love from that part of the world at some point.  That's right!  Europe!  You've been avoiding us, they've been sending us nudes!  Take that you unappreciative scum!

  Which reminds me...  (not about getting nudes, well you could send them, but it's up to you, I'm not pushing it anymore.  I'm comfortable with our relationship as it is.)  It seems like a few people aren't sure how gigs are put together.  Fair enough.  It's a strange world.  One thing I will comment on is the door person.  When they ask you who you are there to see, they are doing it generally as a method to see who gets paid how much.  The more who say a certain band at the door, the more money that band gets paid.  I recommend picking whoever hasn't had as many people rock up, I've been to many gigs where every band is as good as each other, some have heaps of little strokes, others have none.  They wouldn't be getting paid, some venues will be cunty enough to even get them to pay to play.  Fuck that!  So next gig, ask who's had the least amount of people say them, who cares if they end up being shit?  At least they get to play and not have to do a runner (maybe they even get some money to cover the petrol used to drive to the gig).  If Mother Eel are playing, ask "why?" then explain that the band are really shit and shouldn't be on any stage anywhere.  That being said... anybody want to offer us gigs?

Please spread the word.
Cheers,
Nathan, Mother Eel
www.myspace.com/mothereel
http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/bands/Mother_Eel
www.archive.org/details/sordid_zine-issue1
http://au.youtube.com/user/Ausgrindtube